LSE Cities public lecture
Date: Friday 19 November 2010
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Babatunde Fashola
Lagos is one the fastest growing cities in Africa, and the seventh fastest growing city in the world. Governor Babatunde Fashola discusses how his administration is managing rapid urbanization and growth of this 17.5 million city, the engine of Nigeria's economy. Central to his strategy is the view that cities must pursue a bottom-up approach to solve the environmental and social challenges of the contemporary city.
Babatunde Fashola is the youngest Governor of Lagos State in the History of Nigeria and a lawyer by profession. Over the past three and a half years, Mr. Fashola (SAN), has pledged to lead the change that will transform Lagos, with a population of over 18 million and a geographical area of 3,577 Sq.Km, into "Africa's Model Megacity". This vision informs the massive infrastructure renewal drive across all sectors within the State. Recipient of the 2009 Yitzhak Rabin Centre for African Development Governor of the Decade for Peace Award, 2010 Award of Excellence in Leadership from the Martin Luther King Jnr. Foundation and 2009 Good Governance Award from the Commonwealth Business Council and IC Publications.
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